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With the academic year winding down to its final weeks, Kim Glawe — the Temple Independent School District’s director of health services — reflected not only on the challenges that were overcome in the midst of COVID-19, but also the school nurses that helped provide students a safe learning environment. This past year, school nurses in Temple ISD tackled daily COVID-19 screenings, conducted contact tracing and assisted with hundreds of COVID-19 vaccinations. “The first thing I said to the nurses at our very first staff meeting was ‘Thank you for not quitting,’â...

Kids falling through the cracks | An in-depth look at the effects of a COVID-19 school year Local superintendents look back on how the pandemic took a toll not only on the students' achievement but also on their mental and emotional health. Author: Maria Aguilera Updated: 10:11 AM CDT May 12, 2021 TEMPLE, Texas — The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the lives of students and teachers. The biggest change was missing school for several months. Then it went to some switching from learning in a classroom to a screen at home. "Everything was turned upside do...

When Vicky Fashbaugh looks at her artwork, she sees her life journey in every brushstroke. The Temple native, who is drawn to abstract techniques, emphasized how that artwork is often influenced by her undeniable passion for color. “I view the world as a color palette,” Fashbaugh said. “When I’m traveling, I look for color harmonies within nature or man-made structures as possible references to my work. I truly never know how a painting might turn out until I sit and mix the paint.” Fashbaugh, who graduated Saturday night from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, not...

Nearly 30 years after the Temple Independent School District implemented the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Temple High in 1992, Lisa Adams — the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction — said student engagement is still going strong. “As the only district in Central Texas to offer a K-12 IB experience, we have seen firsthand how this investment makes a difference in the lives of our students,” Adams said during an April board meeting. “We are immensely proud of the staff members at our IB campuses who go above and bey...

Demolition of the old to usher in the new will soon start in central Temple as the city approved various demolition and road projects Thursday. Making way for a new gateway to the city was the goal of a contract authorizing the demolition of three commercial properties off North General Bruce Drive approved by the Temple City Council this week. The Council also unanimously approved seven other resolutions for a demolition and purchases of right of way during the meeting. The demolition — part of the Interstate 35 and Temple High School Gateway Area project — will provide room for th...